Richard Hancock
Arlington, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Hancock is a seasoned software professional and entrepreneur with nearly 30 years of development experience and 13 years of professional practice, currently leading TapEnvy.us, LLC as owner/operator. He builds long-term client partnerships and architects everything from simple websites to complex multinational infrastructure with an emphasis on security, cost-efficiency, and maintainability. Prior to founding TapEnvy he spent 16 years as an independent contractor delivering PHP and Ruby on Rails solutions for firms like Rubicon TechVentures and Imaginuity. He contributes to open-source Java projects such as the MegaMek BattleTech clone, where he’s improved backend consistency and upkeep, reflecting a focus on pragmatic, maintainable code. Based in Arlington, Texas, Richard pairs hands-on engineering with business leadership—bringing both technical depth and a client-first, growth-oriented approach.
13 years of coding experience
Associate of Arts - AA General Studies, Associate of Arts - AA General Studies at Tarrant County CollegeBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at The University of Texas at ArlingtonAssociate's degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Associate's degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at ITT Technical Institute
Github Skills (6)
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Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
MegaMek/megamek
Jan 2018 - Mar 2021
MegaMek is a networked Java clone of BattleTech, a turn-based sci-fi boardgame for 2+ players. Fight using giant robots, tanks, and/or infantry on a hex-based map.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:284 reviews, 13 commits, 266 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Richard primarily focused on updating URLs for server announcements within the Java codebase. They made code modifications within `ClientPreferences.java` to point to a new API site. Additionally, the user fixed misspellings, updated copyright years, and refactored code for consistency. Further contributions include the removal of whitespace and JavaDoc fixes.
java
MegaMek/megamek-docker-image
Aug 2020 - Jan 2026
File for creating docker container to run a dedicate megamek server
Contributions:2 PRs, 26 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 5 months
dockerdocker-container
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